Ex-Rapides resident pleads not guilty in Lafayette bribery probe

8:14 PM,
Nov. 4, 2013

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Staff and Gannett Louisiana reports

Former Rapides Parish resident Robert Williamson has pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges related to an alleged bribery scheme involving officials in the Lafayette Parish District Attorney's Office.

Williamson, who is now a private investigator in Lafayette, pleaded not guilty last week to a nine-count indictment in federal court in Lafayette before U.S. Magistrate Judge Patrick J. Hanna, the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a news release.

Williamson, 64, was released on a $50,000 bond. His trial date is scheduled for Dec. 16. ...